Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* O Moon Do Not Shine Ukrainian Pops
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Eddie* Murray Montreal, Canada Blues Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance
Ernie* Smith Take Your Time To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Honky Tonk Angel
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* A Cossack Beyond the Danube Ukrainian Pops
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Hutsal Ksenia Ukrainian Pops
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* I Need You Amist the Black Eyes
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Ernie* Smith Freedom To Behold Jah
Happy Dolls Shake Your Booty Show Album No. 1
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Like Some One In Love And I Love Her
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Cal* Bostic Excessive Love (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Cal* Bostic Let It Be Me Introducing...
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Oscar* McLollie Chilliwack Valley Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Tell Him that You Love Him Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Priscilla* Rollins Magic Moment Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Born Under a Bad Sign Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Somebody Touched Me ST (mono)
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Three Quarter Promenade Three Quarter Promenade // Presque Isle Eighth
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song
Hopeton* Lewis Story Book Children Think Positive // Story Book Children
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Ill Wind And I Love Her
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Jack Holland Roasalie The Eyes of a Dreamer
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along We the People
Cal* Bostic The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Ursa Major* Silverspoon ST
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST (mono)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Matt* Lucas The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
David Amram Deep South Evening Light Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Theme For the Countless And I Love Her
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Ursa Major* In My Darkest Hour ST
Nelson* Riddle Garibaldi Mountain British Columbia Suite
Zambonis* Live Intro - Hockey Monkey To Bleed Black and Gold
Tony McManus Chalaneru The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Ellen McIlwaine Money Can't Save You Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders I Like to Dance Flatfoot Hustlin'
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Zambonis* Hockey Marlee To Bleed Black and Gold
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold (demo) To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Honky Tonk Angel
Buddy Knox Rock Your Little Baby to Sleep ST

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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